这场戏：为一段芭蕾跟总监翻脸
第 18 章 · 共 25 章 · 2'58"
皇帝禁止歌剧里出现芭蕾，莫扎特却在《费加罗》里加了一段舞，总监当场把乐谱撕掉。他急得说 I have no one else to turn to（我再没有别人可求助了），又抱怨 It's unfair that a man like that should have power over our work（这种人凭什么对我们的作品有支配权）。被压得没脾气时，这几句很解气。
陛下「明确禁止」歌剧有芭蕾：expressly forbidden
expressly forbidden 明确禁止your score 你的总谱should never have put in 本不该加进去
「我再没有别人可求助了」：I have no one else to turn to
turn to 求助于、投靠某人as it is 就现在这样into the fire 扔进火里have power over 对……有支配权
奥地利皇帝曾下令歌剧里不许有芭蕾。莫扎特写《费加罗的婚礼》时偏在第三幕加了一段舞，歌剧总监找上门，说 His Majesty has expressly forbidden（陛下明确禁止），伸手就要拿走总谱，还当面把他不该加的段落删掉。莫扎特又气又无助，说自己 no one else to turn to（再没有别人可求助），甚至想 take this up with the emperor（去跟皇帝理论）。这段戏适合学「向上沟通」「被刁难」「求人帮忙」时怎么用英语抗议、求助和抱怨。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“Do you not know that His Majesty has expressly forbidden ballet in operas?”
你不知道陛下明确禁止歌剧里有芭蕾吗？
用 Do you not know 反问，把规矩当大棒，语气居高临下。
Do you not know that ...?
拿规矩质问对方、暗示对方无知时用；语气强硬。
Are you not aware of the rule? ／ Don't you know that is forbidden?
正式
not know that 连读，expressly 重音在前。
Do you not know that parking here is banned? 你不知道这里禁止停车吗？
“I have no one else to turn to.”
我再没有别人可求助了。
一句话把走投无路说尽，简单却让人心软。
I have no one else to turn to.
表示自己别无依靠时用；语气恳切，适合求助。
There is no one else I can ask. ／ You are my last hope.
中性
turn to 连读，else 重读。
Please help me; I have no one else to turn to. 请帮帮我，我再没有别人可求了。
“But it's perfect as it is.”
可它本来就是完美的。
用 as it is 拒绝一切改动，简短而不容商量。
It is perfect as it is.
强调某物无需改动时用；日常和正式都常见。
Leave it as it is. ／ It works fine as it is.
中性
as it is 连读成一串。
Don't touch the design; it's fine as it is. 别改设计，现在这样就好。
“I could kill him! I mean,really! Kill him!”
我真想杀了他！我是说真的！杀了他！
重复三遍「杀了他」，把气急败坏演成一句句升级的抱怨。
I could kill him!
被气到极点时夸张地发泄用；口语里常见，别当真。
I could strangle him! ／ He drives me mad!
口语
could kill 连读，really 重读。
I could kill him for losing the tickets! 他把票弄丢了，我真想宰了他！
“It's unfair that a man like that should have power over our work!”
这种人凭什么能对我们的作品指手画脚，太不公平了！
用 It's unfair that 加 should，把不服气上升成对规则的质问。
It's unfair that someone should have power over something.
抗议某种不公平时用；语气愤慨，适合激烈争论。
It's wrong that he decides for us. ／ Why should he control our work?
正式
power over 连读，unfair 重音在后。
It's unfair that one man should decide for everyone. 一个人替所有人做决定，太不公平了。
下一章 · 19accept the fact接受现实这场戏：讲哈欠如何毁掉歌剧意思是「找某人理论、把某事向某人提出」，指的是去找有权处理的人当面把话讲清楚。剧里莫扎特想 take this up with the emperor，就是去找皇帝理论这件事。
have power over。例句 It's unfair that a man like that should have power over our work，意思是这种人凭什么对我们的作品有支配权，抱怨对方权力过大时就能用。
turn to。I have no one else to turn to 意思是我再没有别人可求助了，走投无路、只能开口求人时很常用。
不是，这只是气话，表示被气到极点。后面他说把整部总谱扔进了火里，可见是在发泄情绪，并不是真要动手。
很重。expressly 是「明确地」，forbidden 是「禁止」，合起来是「明令禁止」，比一般的 don't 强硬得多，多用在规则、敕令上。
